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2. The touchpad module according to claim 1, wherein an air layer is provided between the thin film and the light-exit surface.
3. The touchpad module according to claim 2, wherein a maximum height of the air layer along a first direction is equal to a thickness of the connecting member along the first direction.
4. The touchpad module according to claim 2, wherein a height of the air layer along a normal direction of the light-exit surface decreases as the air layer is further away from the connecting member.
5. The touchpad module according to claim 1, wherein the light source is adapted to emit a light toward the light-entrance surface, and the light is transmitted through the light guide plate in a direction away from the light source and emerges from the light-exit surface toward the cover.
7. The touchpad module according to claim 6, wherein the cover is attached to the thin film with a light-transmitting adhesion layer, and the connecting member is an opaque adhesion layer.
8. The touchpad module according to claim 1, wherein the second end side of the thin film is fixed to the reflective layer through an adhesive layer, and the adhesive layer has a plurality of adhesion patterns and a plurality of gaps disposed between at least part of the adhesion patterns.
9. The touchpad module according to claim 8, wherein the gaps are a plurality of slots communicating with each other, and any two adjacent ones of the adhesion patterns are provided with one of the slots.
10. The touchpad module according to claim 8, wherein the gaps are a plurality of notches, and any two adjacent ones of the at least part of the adhesion patterns are partially connected to form one of the notches.
11. The touchpad module according to claim 1, wherein: the light guide plate further has a first side surface and a second side surface; the first side surface and the second side surface are opposite to each other and are respectively connected to the light-entrance surface, the light-exit surface, the distant surface, and the bottom surface; the thin film further has a first side wing and a second side wing; and the first side wing and the second side wing respectively overlap the first side surface and the second side surface of the light guide plate, and are fixed to the reflective layer.
12. The touchpad module according to claim 11, wherein the first side wing and the second side wing of the thin film are fixed to the reflective layer through an adhesive layer, and the adhesive layer has a plurality of adhesion patterns and a plurality of gaps disposed between at least part of the adhesion patterns.
13. The touchpad module according to claim 12, wherein the gaps are a plurality of slots communicating with each other, and any two adjacent ones of the adhesion patterns are provided with one of the slots.
14. The touchpad module according to claim 12, wherein the gaps are a plurality of notches, and any two adjacent ones of the at least part of the adhesion patterns are partially connected to form one of the notches.
15. The touchpad module according to claim 12, wherein the adhesive layer is divided into a first part and a second part that are separated from each other, and the first side wing and the second side wing are fixed to the reflective layer respectively through the first part and the second part.
16. The touchpad module according to claim 1, wherein the low light-transmission layer is disposed on a surface of the cover facing the thin film.
17. The touchpad module according to claim 1, wherein the second end side of the thin film is fixed to the reflective layer through an adhesive layer, and an entire surface of the adhesive layer covers the second end side.
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October 18, 2022
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